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Dismissed11 March 20243329645

59 Tiger Moth Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9LT

Planning appeal 3329645 at 59 Tiger Moth Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9LT (Welwyn Hatfield Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

the change of use from HMO to residential institutions (Class C2)

Authority
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
AL10 9LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety and parking provision
  • the effect of the proposal on the character of the area

What decided it

The lack of substantive evidence regarding management arrangements and parking provision, combined with the likely harmful effects on neighbouring living conditions through noise and disturbance and on highway safety through inadequate parking, outweighed the benefits of providing specialist housing.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SADM11Policy SP1Policy SP7Policy SP9Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Guidance (2004)Interim Policy for Car Parking Standards and Garage Sizes (2014)

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